Haveri, Oct. 12 -- As anticipation builds over the upcoming cabinet reshuffle in Karnataka, senior Congress leader Saleem Ahmed has voiced optimism about the likely changes in the state administration.
Speaking to reporters here, Ahmed said, "Hopefully there will be a cabinet expansion. We need experienced party leaders to work for the party for the next elections. New people will be appointed for 50 percent of the administration; this is the thinking of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the All India Congress Committee."Expressing confidence about his own prospects, he added, "I am hopeful that CM Siddaramaiah and the party high command will give me an opportunity to serve in the cabinet."The Siddaramaiah government has been under growing p...